HEYWOOD Town have one of their most important Lancashire GMC Super League matches ever on Sunday when, as Second Division leaders, they entertain second-placed East Lancs at the Stonemasons.

HEYWOOD Town have one of their most important Lancashire GMC Super League matches ever on Sunday when, as Second Division leaders, they entertain second-placed East Lancs at the Stonemasons.

Skipper Paul Benson is hopeful his team can repeat the 7-3 victory against East Lancs earlier in the winter. "Before that win they were a bit of a bogey team, always just managing to beat us, but I think we can take the bonus points at our Stonemasons venue and complete the double over them," he told the Advertiser. The match starts at 12.30pm.

The Tanners beat Our House 4-3 last week in the Pubmaster Heywood Thursday League, in the Second Division play-off for runners-up spot. The division was won by the Highlander, whose women picked up the Heywood Ladies League title last week despite being beaten 4-3 by the Summit.

The race for second spot is a close one, only three points separating the Brunswick, White Lion and Stonemasons.

Lancashire GMC had a successful weekend in the British Inter-Counties Premier Division, getting the better of leaders Warwickshire by an aggregate 22-14.

The men's A team won 8-4, the B side 7-5 and the women's B team won 5-1. The only setback came in the 4-2 defeat of the women's senior side.